La La Land

Inspired by the many classic musicals of Golden-Age Hollywood, La La Land is an ode to the styles, music and choreography of the 50s and 60s. With evident queues taken from the works of directors and actors like Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, this movie tells the simple story of a jazz pianist who falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. Though inspired by past films, writer and director Damien Chazelle contemporizes these themes to tell a modern and personal story that sticks with the audience throughout this tour of the musical genre’s greatest hits. Design inspirations: Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Mary Poppins (1964), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)